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The weekend has come and gone and all I can think about is did I really train as hard as I wanted to this weekend? Could I have pushed harder? Did I give it my all? I feel confident and strong, but does that mean I didn’t really push my muscles and mind hard enough? Not necessarily. I’m learning to listen to my body. I’ve got three more solid weeks on the road to recovery for my ankle. While the specialist has given me the green light to keep training, I have to understand my own personal boundaries.

Saturday I went for a 35 mile ride on the back roads of South Jersey with my Mom and Uncle. We rescued a turtle trying to cross the road and even saw a ground hog who ran out in front of us! Sunday was a swim session with the coach who continues to push my limits and teach me thing to perfect my technique.

Monday I escaped the city to the Jersey shore. I decided to take Monday as my rest day. I drove to Cape May Beach. The southern most beach area for New Jersey. As a child we would take frequent Day trips here. As I walked the quaint town I found Cape May Running. Either I can’t escape the sport of running or it can’t escape me. I ended up chatting with the owner/triathlete about some new running shoes I am considering trying- newton and ON. He gave great information and we even discussed triathlon training.

Running has become such a large part of my life. I love the positivity and meeting random people that share the same passion. Running has led to biking and now swimming to compete in triathlons. I’ve recently become part of the Mojo Racing team. This group of athletes are amazing- ranging in age and abilities. There are about 100 team members all over the world. The encouragement has been tremendous. As a beginning triathlete I have been able to ask so many questions and even received a half ironman training plan within minutes of asking for suggestions. The Mojo Racing team is affiliated with Love the Pain and The Triumph Project.

Today I received a running singlet and hat in the mail from Rabbit-a running company based in California formed by two women runner’s that promote being a runner and dreamer (RAD)! I was lucky enough to snag a spot to represent their running team!

Keep a look out on my Instagram- Southjerseybelle03 to see my latest swimming, biking, or running adventure.